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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. DESCALZO, OF PETERS, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED HARVESTER AND THRASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0.350,667, dated October 12, 1886.

Application filed March 14, 1885. Serial No. 158,801. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrrr P. ,DESCALZO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peters, in the county of San Joaquin and State of Cali fornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Harvester and Thrasher, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in combinedharvesters and thrashers; and it consists, first, in a frame for the pushing portion, which is adapted. to have the frame containing the wheels and having the thrashing mechanism placed upon it pivotal] y secured to it; seeondly, in having the heading and conveying mechanism secured to the axle of the carrying-wheels; thirdly, in the manner of controlling the position of the thrasher by levers; fourthly, in the manner of controlling the po sition of the header by levers; tifthly, in the gearing, and, sixthly, in the combination and arrangement of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of my combined harvester and thrasher. Fig. 2 is a right-hand side elevation. Fig. 3 is a front view, partly in section, of the thrasher portion. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of pushing-pole and frame-work through line as a; of Fig. l.

A is the right-hand carrying and driving wheel.

B is the left-hand carrying and driving wheel, being in line with each other.

C is the front cross-beam, and the back crossbeam.

D and D are longitudinal beams attached at the right-hand ends of beams O and O. The axle of the wheel A has its journal-bearings secured to the under sides of 'the beamsD and D.

D and D are longitudinal beams attached at the left hand of the center beams, C and G. The axle of the wheel B has its journal-bearings secured to the under sides of the beams D and D. A beam, D, is attached to the left-hand ends of the beams O and C. The

beam D is hinged to the pushing-pole E near the latters front end and a little in the rear of the axle of the wheel B. Alever, E, is rigidly attached to the rear end of the beam 1), which lever at its rear, is flexibly attached to a hand-lever, E having its footficxibly at tached to a vertical post, E", at rear ofpole E, and its handle engaging with vertical post E, attached at the center ofpole E. A tiller-wheel, F,supports the rear of'pole E, and has forward ly-extending connecting-rods F, working over rollers f beneath pole E, connected to the cranked handle F of a hollow tiller-post, F", attached to pole E near post E. The horses are attached to pole E, and are guided by the operator, who also steers the machine and controls the adjustment of the thrasher by means of the above-described construction.

To the forward end of pole E is attached a beam, G, and at right angles to beam G, at its right-hand end, is attached a beam, G. A diagonal brace, G, connects pole E and beams G and G". At the forward end of pole E and beam G are vertical posts G and G, respectively, which are guided together at their tops by cross-beam G, which acts as a fulcrum for the levers of the header, as will be shown. The beam G hinges to beam Dthe same as pole E does to beam D.

The thrasher is attached to beams D D I) D D and cross-beams O and O. Bea-ms H, right-hand, H, Iefthand, are hinged at their rear ends to axles of wheels A and B, respectively, and extending forward suspend the header, H being rear cross-beam and H being front cross-beam containing the sickle and guards, and having running between them left-hand draper, I, and right-hand draper, 1, which two drapers, conveying to acenter, deliver the straw upon a center-feedin g draper, 1 which runs also rearward in a spout, I, attached to rear of beam H, which spout 1 contains a roller, 1, the purpose of which is to keep the straw snugly upon the draper I, which delivers the straw upon a self-feeder of the cylinder. Right-hand lever, J, and lefthand lever, J, are attached at their front ends by chains to beam H and have their common fulcrum, as shown, on cross-beam G at tops of posts G G being connected to each other and to beam by iron straps. Lever J, at its rear end, is provided with a handle, which engages with post J seated on beam G". A raised platform, K, attached to pole E and beams G and G", affords a standing-place for 'from the cleaner discharges into the sacks placed upon the platform K. Aplatform, K is hinged to beam D", alongside of and to the left of platform K. The filled sacks are deposited upon platform K and are discharged 7 from the machine at will by means of the hinges of platform K.

The actuating mechanism of the header is derived from both the wheels, A and B. To the right-hand end of the axle a of the wheel A is affixed a sprocket-wheel, b, from which, by a connecting chain-belt, the reel derives its motion. Just inside of wheel I) is a sprocket- -wheel, 0, connected by belt with sprocketwheel at on a shaft, e, located on beam II and spout On shaft 6, near spout I, is fixed a pulley, g, which may be connected with a notched pulley and actuates the feedingdraper I. On right-hand end of shaft 6 is a bevelgear, 71, engaging with a bevel-pinion, h, on end of a shaft, 2', which is seated on beam H and on a support, it, bolted to beam H. This shaft i has a roller upon it, and act-uates draper I. The wheel B has axle j, having affixed to it bevel gear-wheel it, which engages with bevelpinion l on shaft m, which, seated on supports a and n, bolted to beam II, has its forward bearing on beam H, and actuates draper I and the sickle by appropriate connecting mechanism. The gear K also engages with a pinion, 0, on shaft 1), which has a sprocketwheel, 0, at its rear end, from which by connecting-belts is actuated the various parts ofthe separator. Shaft j has also gear-wheel r affixed to it, which engages with pinion s,affixed to shaft t, which is seated on timbers r and 0", attached to beam G and sill of the thrasher. On shaft tis affixed geanwheel an, engaging with pinion 0 on shaft 10, secured to beams 7- and r. Shaft 10 also has affixed to it a bevel-pinion, ac, which engages with cylinder-pinion 3 on the front end of cylinder-shaft y, which hasapulley, gf, which may be connected by belt with pulley y on end of shaft, actuating a selffeeder in front of cylinder.

I have not described any of the features which appertain particularly to the thrasher, as they will be made the subject-matter of another application.

I have only partially described and shown the gearing, belting, &c., as such are common and well known. Therefore thereis no occasion to describe them.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts, ashereinbefore set forth, as it is obvious that many modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A frame adapted for a combined heading and thrashing machine, consisting of the transverse beams O O, longitudinal beams D D, attached at right-hand ends of beams O O, longitudinal beams D D, attached at the left hand of the center of beams G G, and beam D, attached at left-hand ends of the beams G O, in combination with suitable supporting and driving wheels, A B, substantially as described.

2. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of the beams D and D, attached, as shown, to the frame, the pole E, hinged to beam D ,the supporting and tiller wheel F at its rear beam, G, hinged to the beam D, and beam G, attached at the rear end of said beam G and also to tongue E, substantially as specified.

3. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of the pole E, hinged to the beam D of'the frame, the beam G, hinged to beam D, beam G, attached to the pole E, and beam G at right angles thereto, tiller-wheel F at the rear end of said pole, hollow post F attached to said pole, a crank-shaft passing through said hollow post, and link F, connecting said crank-shaft and the tiller-wheel and passing over guide f, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of the pole E, attached, as shown, to beam D of the frame, post I and E, lever E engaging with said post E, beam E, rigidly attached to'rear end of beam D and the link connecting the lever E and beam E, substantially as shown and described.

5. The pushing-frame of the machine, consisting of the pole E, attached to beam D the beam G, attached to beam D, the cross-beam G, and the diagonal brace G the iillerwheel F at the rear of pole E, and its controlling mechanism consisting of the rod F, guides f, post F attached to pole E, and handle F con nected by means of its shaft and cranks to rod F, all substantially as specified.

6. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of the pushing-frame, constructed as described, and attached to the main frame, as shown, the posts G G, attached at their feet to the pole E and beam G, respectively,

cross-beam G connecting said posts, and the lever for adjusting the header-frame, substan- 'tially as shown and described.

7. In a combined header and thrasher, the

combination of pole E, platform K, beams G G", post F, the crank-shaft having handle F post E*, lever E, engaging with said post, beam G", post J attached to said beam, and lever J, engaging with said post, substantially as set forth.

8. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of the beams G G, pole E, the platform K, and platform K, located at the left hand of K and hinged to the rear end ofbeam D, subs'tantiallyas set forth.

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9. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of a frame composed of the trans verse beams O C, longitudinal beams D D D D D, pnshing-pole E, and its frame-support ing wheel F, forwardly-extending beams H H, the header-beam H, connected thereto, the cutting apparatus and its actuating meclr anism, the supporting and driving wheels, and connecting gearing consisting of the axles a, wheel 1), wheel 0, wheel, (I, shaft a, pulley gear 7:, pinion h, shaft i, shaft 7', wheel 7;,pi1r ion Z, shaft m, gear 7;, pinion 0, shaft 1), wheel 0, wheel 1', pinion s, shaft t, wheel a, pinion 'u, shaft 20, pinion .r, pinion. 1 shaft 7 pulley y", and pulley 3 all substantially as described.

10. The combination ,in a header and th rasher, of the main frame, a conveyer-frame pivoted to the axles of the conveying and driving wheels, the actuating mechanism, the levers J J, mounted 011 a frame composed of posts G G, and crossbeams G", said levers extending rearwardly therefrom and engaging with post J' on beam G and chains con necting the front ends of said levers to beam H substantially as described.

11. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of the post G, attached to the forward end of pole E, the post G attached to the forward end of beam G, crossbeam G at their tops, levers J J, strapped together and fulcrumed on said beam, attaching-chains at their forward ends, beam H post J seated on beam G the beam G, and pole E, flexibly attached to main frame of the thrasher, all substantially as set forth.

12. In a combined header and thrasher, the combination of the pole E, secured at its front end to beam D supporting tiller-wheel F at the rear end of said pole, lever E, rigidly attached to beam D", posts E E, lever E flexibly attached to post E", engaging with post E, and flexible connection with the rear end of beam E, all as shown and set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH P. DESOALZO.

Vi tnesses: JOSHUA B. XVEnsrER, ELI'HU B. Srown. 

